September saw two major milestones for the UK Statistics Authority. We announced that André Loranger, currently Canada’s Chief Statistician, would be our next National Statistician. We’re looking forward to his arrival next month, bringing fresh energy and an abundance of experience to the statistical system. The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) has published […]
The Government Statistical Service Harmonisation team has today published a new standard for the collection of data on sex, together with supporting research documentation. In today’s blog Penny Young, interim Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, reflects on the importance of this work and the systematic development activity behind it. The standard aims to help […]
We have recently reached the fifth anniversary of the formation of the Research Accreditation Panel (RAP) by the UK Statistics Authority (the Authority). This is an opportune moment to reflect on the successes of the RAP’s work, and to outline our priorities for the next five years and beyond. The UK Government has stated aims […]
The Research Accreditation Panel (RAP) provides oversight of the framework that is used to accredit research projects, researchers and processing environments under the Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA) and the Approved Researcher gateway in the Statistics and Registration Services Act 2007 (SRSA). On Friday 28 June 2024, the UK Statistics Authority and the RAP hosted […]
This International Women’s Day, we are celebrating some of the women who are part of the International Development Team (IDT) at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and their contribution towards shaping high-quality statistics that help improve lives globally. The International Development programme collaborates with national statistical offices in developing countries to enhance statistical modernisation. […]
In celebration of UK Parliament Week 2023, Chloe Wright, Head of Parliamentary and Public Affairs, discusses the relationship between the UK Statistics Authority and Parliaments across the UK. This week is UK Parliament Week, an annual event and opportunity to learn about the work of Parliament and why it is important to everybody who lives […]
Over this summer, the Centre team has been participating on a range of new and exciting activities and outputs. Here is a summary of the key activities we have undertaken in the last four months and what we are hoping to do next. Data Ethics Services We continue supporting researchers with the use of the […]
The Centre team started this year working on a range of new and exciting activities and outputs. Here is a summary of the key activities we have done in the last four months and what we are hoping to do next. International Work The UK Statistics Authority’s strategy, Statistics for the public good, presented the […]
Nicola Fulton, Deputy Head of External Affairs, Engagement Hub, and Tim Kershaw, Senior Data Visualisation Specialist, Digital Publishing reflect on supporting the ONS’s international development programme. “In a census, the people give us their data. It’s our duty to give it back to them.” This quote from a statistician from Burkina Faso encapsulates why we […]
The UK Statistics Authority is pleased to announce the launch of our new Research Accreditation Panel newsletter. This format will allow us to keep our stakeholders in the loop about key developments in the Digital Economy Act’s Research powers and the Research Accreditation Panel’s activities. Some background information As this is our first newsletter, some […]